# Περὶ πυρός 10.66

Theophrastus, Περὶ πυρός, Chapter 10. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/text-3/10.66

ἔοικε δὲ καὶ τὸ περὶ τὴν γuψψον τὴν φοινικικὴν τοιοῦτον εἶναι· φασὶ γὰρ κεκαυμένην κἀναφυρωμένην καἴειν. οὐδὲν γὰρ διαφέρει σύμφυτον καὶ ἐπακτὸν ἔξωθεν ἔχειν τὸ θερμόν. ἐμφαίνει δέ πως καὶ τὸ νίτρον τὸ κεκαυμένον ἐν τῷ ὀρύττεσθαι τὴν τοιαύτην δύναμιν· ὅταν γὰρ ὕδωρ μικρὸν ἐπιχυθῇ διαθερμαίνει καὶ αἴσθησιν ἐμποιεῖ κατὰ τὴν ἁφήν. ἀεὶ δὲ δεῖ συμμετρίας τινὸς εἰς ἅπαντα τὰ τοιαῦτα πρὸς τὸ κρατεῖσθαι.

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Theophrastus, Περὶ πυρός, ed. Friedrich Wimmer. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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